Ten embassies in Turkey announced on Twitter that they abide by Article 41 of the Vienna Convention, which says that envoys are not to interfere in the internal affairs of the state they serve in, after their joint statement calling for the release of jailed Turkish businessperson Osman Kavala. It ended a week-long crisis that threatened to damage diplomatic ties.

The US has launched a new attempt to have Wikileaks founder Julian Assange extradited from Britain. The US is appealing a decision by a London judge in January that said Assange couldn't be sent abroad due to his mental health. Washington claims the court was misled by Assange's psychiatrist.

The UN Environment Programme says current commitments to cut carbon emissions fall far short of what's needed reduce global temperature rises. It states that even if countries stick to their pledges, does not seem enough to bring adequate change.

Twenty-six colonial-era artifacts have been given one final exhibition in a French before they are returned home to Benin, in what officials in the West African country have said is a “historic milestone.” They were looted from Benin by French colonial soldiers more than a century ago

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Let’s have a look at the global news that took place last week:

Russia has broken ties with NATO after eight Russians were expelled from Brussels because they are suspected of being spies.. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says all NATO staff at the Moscow office will be stripped of their license by November.

The UN Security Council is holding an emergency meeting after North Korea confirmed its latest missile launch. It is a smaller type of ballistic missile, fired from a submarine

A young Florida man who pulled the trigger in the Parkland school shooting told a judge he is guilty of the killing spree. 17 people were killed in one of the deadliest high school shootings in US history. He also apologised to the families of his victims

And finally, over 100 people have been killed in flash floods and landslides throughout India in the worst flooding in more than a century. The army has helped with the clean-up.

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Italy hosted a special session of the Group of 20 major economies to discuss the growing humanitarian crisis facing Afghanistan. The G20 countries aim to provide humanitarian support for those living in Afghanistan while the Taliban struggles to gain international recognition.

Meanwhile, during an official visit to Turkey, the acting foreign minister of Afghanistan’s interim Taliban government, Amir Khan Muttaqi said Turkey could play an active role in investing, renovation and restoration projects in Afghanistan

According to the World Food Programme, Lebanon is experiencing 'unprecedented' levels of hunger and a fuel crisis has also triggered a hike in food prices.

Dozens of Native Americans have protested outside the White House demanding that President Joe Biden declare a climate emergency. The protest coincides with Indigenous People's Day and the demonstrators are also demanding that the Biden adminstration stop approving fossil fuel projects.

And finally, a parliamentary report says the British government has waited too long to impose a lockdown in the early days of the pandemic. The reports says this missed chance to stop the spread of the virus has led to thousands of unnecessary deaths.

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